HD Soldier Läppli

Synopsis

War mobilization in 1939: the clumsy Läppli, a loudmouth and busybody, is imprisoned for anti-military speeches. When he is later promoted to officer's orderly, he continues his mischievous behavior. He acts without suspicion, comes across as slightly dim-witted, a silly simpleton, talks nonsense and, in his harmless naivety, repeatedly creates situations that make us laugh at the malice of chance or stubborn militarism. His environment, the officers' staff area, is portrayed with irony, but without malicious scorn.

Cast

Alfred Rasser

Theophil Läppli

Editha Nordberg

Alice Brodbeck

Otto Wiesely

Fritz Mislin

Bernard Junod

Oberleutnant Marc Clermont

Franz Matter

Korporal Herbert Mathys

Hermann Frick

Major Indlekofer

Simone Petitpierre

Henriette Brodbeck

Ernst Stiefel

Wachtmeister Korp

Heddy Maria Wettstein

Sophie Müller

Roland Rasser

Leutnant